"We're going to listen to each other, certain things we'll agree with each other, certain things we won't," Emanuel said.

Several reports say the new agency, the Civilian Office on Police Accountability, or COPA, will replace the IPRA. It will have its own inspector general chosen by the city's inspector general, Joe Ferguson, and approved by Chicago's City Council.

"If we are really going to have a body that people can respect, I’m not sure five years is the key because five years, I can still have relatives there and that could taint the process," she said.

Hairston and 28th Ward Alderman Jason Ervin will present an alternative to the mayor's plans. Other factors in police reform include a new police contract, the current investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, and a community oversight board.